The book has no strength, the female supporting role just wants to survive

Early in the morning, Jiang Tunan walked out of the gate of the Xiao Mansion in high spirits. Xiao Mingxu and Xiao Mingrui were already waiting beside the carriage.

"Good morning, my two cousins. It's already morning."

Xiao Mingxu immediately stepped forward and put his arm around Jiang Tunan's shoulder and said,

"Xiao Nannan, you can go to school with us again. Do you want to have a table with us tonight?"

Jiang Tunan was ashamed.

"Didn't we just eat out last night? Why are we going out to eat again today? Aren't you afraid that Xiao Chuan'er will be mad to death?"

Xiao Mingxu took Jiang Tunan and walked forward a few steps.

"What do you care about her?"

Xiao Mingrui quietly walked between the two of them and took away Xiao Mingxu's hand that was on Jiang Tunan's shoulder.

"You eat out all day long. How embarrassing it is for the cooks in the mansion. Yesterday I heard that Master Sun was hiding in the woodshed and secretly wiping away tears."

Xiao Mingxu was puzzled.

"What does it have to do with me if he wipes his tears?"

"He said that you loved the food he cooked when you were a kid, but now that you're older you have to go out to eat every now and then. He wondered if his cooking skills had regressed, so he kept doubting himself late at night."

Xiao Mingxu:?

"This is too outrageous!"

Xiao Mingxu took a few steps back exaggeratedly, and Xiao Mingrui shrugged and waved his hand.

"This is a fact."

Xiao Mingxu calmed down and said anxiously,

"Hey, get in the car first!"

Xiao Mingxu pulled the two of them into the car. Jiang Tunan stuck his head out and took a deep breath, then was pulled back by Xiao Mingrui.

"Don't stick your head out of the car while it's moving."

Jiang Tunan: ???

Buddy, you have learned the traffic rules well.

"okay."

Jiang Tunan responded sweetly. Since she was in a good mood today, she decided not to go against Xiao Mingrui for the time being.

"you....."

Xiao Mingrui suddenly spoke again, but seemed very hesitant.

"what happened?"

Jiang Tunan was a little confused.

"How was your childhood?"

There was no other reason. Xiao Mingrui remembered what Jiang Tunan said when he went home last night. Although he thought at that time that Jiang Tunan's remarks to Xiao Chuan'er were all made up by her on the spot, Jiang Tunan later said that it was because other people around her did the same when she was a child.

So Xiao Mingrui was a little curious about what kind of life Jiang Tunan lived as a child.

"Me? Hard to say."

Because Jiang Tunan had never experienced it personally, what was in her mind were Jiang Shouyan's memories, which were what Jiang Shouyan had experienced personally.

When she was a child, her biased grandmother gave all the rice and flour her father earned to other cousins ​​in the family. In the middle of winter, ten-year-old Jiang Shouyan held a wooden basin bigger than herself and endured the freezing cold river water to wash everyone's clothes.

Is life hard? Of course it is hard.

But her father would coax her to sleep every day, even after working on the farm all day; her father would use his meager savings to buy her a hairpin, even though it would soon be snatched away by other cousins.

Because his father was busy with farm work during the day and would not be home until the evening, the sensible Jiang Shouyan faced bullying from his brothers and sisters at home, but he kept it a secret from his father just to avoid worrying him.

So why would such a sensible child become the vicious female supporting role in the novel?

"Ok?"

Xiao Mingrui felt a little uneasy when he realized that Jiang Tunan was distracted.

"Xiao Nannan, are your family members treating you badly? Tell me and I will help you vent your anger!"

Xiao Mingxu looked at Jiang Tunan who was distracted. Because no one spoke, the atmosphere in the whole car became a little heavy.

Except for Jiang Tunan, the other two were thinking quickly.

Xiao Mingrui, who was standing aside, carefully observed Jiang Tunan's expression, and had already begun to plan to ask the people from Zhuying Pavilion to go to Jiang Tunan's hometown to investigate again.

"I don't remember. That's all in the past."

Jiang Tunan said this softly. Although the moment Xiao Mingxu just opened his mouth, she did have the thought of using the power of the Xiao family to take revenge on those members of the Jiang family.

But, what was the reason for revenge? Was it because the Jiang family’s grandmother was partial to her? Or because her other brothers and sisters stole her things when she was a child? Or was it because of the gossips of the villagers?

After all, this is just the necessary growth environment that the author provides for a vicious female supporting character.

Because he suffered malice when he was a child, he took revenge on the protagonist group when he grew up.

Reasonable and well-founded.

But Jiang Shouyan could obviously become a flower blooming in the mud.

Jiang Tunan felt that she and Jiang Shouyan would definitely be able to do it this time.

"Xiao Nan Nan~ My poor Xiao Nan Nan~"

Xiao Mingxu suddenly burst into tears, and his tone was a little affected.

"Don't worry, I'll be your real brother from now on! We all are! Do you think I'm the fourth brother?"

Xiao Mingrui glanced at Xiao Mingxu, then said to Jiang Tunan,

"You can tell me anything from now on, and we can solve it together."

Jiang Tunan was slightly touched.

"Cousins, is this true? I am... so touched..."

Xiao Mingrui looked serious and nodded slightly.

"Then can the two cousins ​​help me finish the homework I have accumulated in the past three days..."

"No, write it yourself."

Xiao Mingrui immediately refused, and Jiang Tunan could only look at Xiao Mingxu expectantly.

"You know, Xiao Nannan, I usually don't even know what the homework is."

Jiang Tunan leaned back, with a look of "as expected" on his face.

"Sure enough, none of the men are reliable."

Xiao Mingrui: ....

Xiao Mingxu: ....

In the following time, the atmosphere in the car was not as heavy as before.

At this time, the sunlight had already penetrated through the layers of clouds and appeared above the earth. Jiang Tunan leaned towards the car window, squinting slightly at the scenery outside.

"Xiao Nannan, I think your previous song "You in the Past" is pretty good. Do you have any other songs?"

Xiao Mingxu looked curious, and Jiang Tunan laughed a few times.

"Of course, but I'm a little tired now."

Xiao Mingxu stuffed a silver ingot into Jiang Tunan's arms with some suspicion.

"Oh my god, a year's plan starts with spring, and a day's plan starts with the morning. How can a young man complain of being tired so early in the morning?"

Xiao Mingrui: It is indeed so.

Xiao Mingxu: Money makes the devil (Jiang Tunan) work.

The carriage was driving on the streets of Kyoto, the wheels rolling over the newly paved stone road, and the girl's singing flew out from the fluttering curtains.

"Nothing can stop your yearning for freedom..."

Street vendors would occasionally look up, attracted by the strange tune, but when they tried to find the source, the sound had disappeared.

Passersby would be stunned for a moment by the meaning of freedom expressed in the lyrics, then chuckle and continue on their way.

"After going through the dark years, I felt lost. In the world of imagination, I found the road under my feet..."

Dana was standing at the steamed bun stall, wondering whether to buy pork or corn stuffed buns. Branwen next to him was getting impatient.

"Come on Dana, this is nothing to get hung up on."

Branwen urged, but at this moment the girl's singing reached their ears.

"Branwen, it's the girl who sang!"

Dana looked around in surprise, but could only see a carriage gradually moving away.

"It seems like you two are not meant to be together."

Branwen simply bought a batch of buns with all kinds of fillings so that Dana wouldn't have to worry about it.

"Why did you buy so much?"

Branwen pointed to the refugees squatting on the street.

"It seems a little unsafe here recently. We'd better prepare more food."

Dana nodded, and finally could only look reluctantly in the direction where the carriage left, and then followed Branwen away.

"The free world in my heart is so clear and lofty, blooming with the blue lotus...flowers that never fade↗↘!"

Jiang Tunan successfully broke his voice, and the carriage fell into an eerie silence.

In the end, Xiao Mingxu couldn't help but burst out laughing, and Xiao Mingrui's mouth corners also curved slightly.

"I said I didn't want to sing, but you forced me to sing. Now I'm embarrassed, but you're satisfied!"

"Hahahaha, it's okay, it's okay. The previous song was still very nice."

Xiao Mingxu's hearty laughter made Jiang Tunan feel even more embarrassed.

"It doesn't matter. We can choose to forget what happened just now."

Xiao Mingrui raised his eyes and said with a teasing tone.

Jiang Tunan held his head with both hands, as if Ke Yun had possessed him.

"Are you happy now? You cold-hearted people! I will never forgive you! Never!"

Xiao Mingxu and Xiao Mingrui both laughed for a while, but finally they both felt a little tired and the carriage was about to arrive at Taixue.

Jiang Tunan went crazy for a while, but finally calmed down.

The carriage slowly stopped at the gate of the Imperial College. There were many students wearing Imperial College uniforms coming and going outside. Jiang Tunan jumped off the carriage.

"Hahaha, I, Jiang Hansan, am back again!"

.........

Life in Nazheyuan has improved and everyone has a smile on their face.

Everyone is saying that the owner of Nazheyuan is a good man. He doesn't allow the girls to engage in prostitution, and he has recently sent many guards over to prevent some customers from taking advantage of the situation.

Some well-informed people heard that the owner behind Nazheyuan and the owner behind Qishefang were the same person, and everyone became more and more interested in the mysterious owner behind the scenes.

Xing'er sat among the girls, listening to everyone talking with a smile on her face.

"Hey, Xing'er, aren't you looking for your family? Qishefang has branches all over Daxing. When the time comes, you can ask the boss to help you find them."

One of the women playing the guzheng suddenly spoke up. Xing Er was stunned for a moment and immediately refused.

"The boss is so noble, how can I ask him for anything?"

Everyone thought about it, and then Xiangyu, who was playing the pipa, spoke up.

"Xing'er, you play the Ruanqin so well. No other singing studio has such a good Ruanqin player. If you work hard and show your boss some good performance, maybe he will be happy and accept you."

Everyone agreed.

"Yes, yes. Xing'er plays the Ruanqin so well, so it will definitely work."

"I've never even seen a Ruanqin before. The boss must think you're a rare treasure."

Xing Er bit her lip and didn't respond, then she said,

"I'll go ask Sister Qiu Niang about the order of going on stage tonight."

After Xing'er left, Kikyo, who was sitting next to Xiangyu, spoke up.

"You guys are so stupid. Xing'er was separated from her family on the way to Kyoto. The North was in such a mess at that time. If her family was still alive, why didn't they come to Kyoto to look for her after all these years?"

Xiangyu nodded thoughtfully.

"We've given her a little hope, but sometimes the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment."

Everyone was silent for a while.

After Xing'er walked out of the gate of Nazhe Garden, she did not go to look for Qiu Niang, but walked aimlessly alone on the nearby streets.

Looking for relatives? But how many people from the Yun Mansion back then are still alive today?

"Be careful! Someone is stealing things over there again!"

Someone shouted and everyone around ran away. Xing'er was still immersed in her own memories, but she was suddenly shocked and stood still for a moment.

"Go away!"

Xing'er felt herself being pulled and then brought to a safe corner.

Xing Er looked up at the person in front of her. It was a big man with untidy beard.

"Thank you."

Xing Er raised her hand to express her gratitude, but she heard the surprised voice of the people around her.

"Xing'er?!"

Xing Er looked over hesitantly.

"Does this strong... young master recognize me?"

The person in front of her clearly looked like a sturdy man, but his voice sounded like that of a teenager. Xing'er was about to blurt out "sturdy man", but the voice of the person in front of her made her hesitate.

"Xing'er, don't you recognize me?"

The sturdy man seemed to be stunned for a moment, remembering the disguise on his face, and whispered,

"You come with me."

But he walked a few steps into the alley and found that Xing'er was standing there without moving, with a wary look on her face.

"Xing'er, do you still remember the chords that Xiaoxue'er taught you?"

Xing'er was frozen in place as if struck by lightning. She felt as if all the blood in her body froze in an instant.

After saying this, the man just walked into the alley on his own.

Xing'er followed the man without hesitation, and the two of them soon disappeared at the end of the alley.

........

In the imperial study, Baili Quan threw the teacup next to him.

"Jizhou is suffering from a severe drought, and tens of thousands of victims are flocking to Kyoto. Why did I only know about this now?"

The ministers below dared not say a word. The most nervous among them was the Minister of Revenue Yan Jian. The Ministry of Revenue was in charge of the country's financial revenue and expenditure such as land, taxes, food and salaries. Normally, if a natural disaster occurred in a place, the local officials should first report it to the governor of the state, and then the governor should report it to the Ministry of Revenue.

Now all the disaster victims are pouring into Kyoto, and Baili Quan just found out about this. He can't suppress his anger. Originally, the local officials were equivalent to the eyes and ears of the emperor, and now it seems that someone wants to cover his eyes and ears, how can he not be angry?

"Your Majesty, I have received news that the harvest in Jizhou has not been very good in the past two or three years. However, according to the local people, the court has increased taxes in recent years. It is precisely because of this that many people in Jizhou have become refugees, and some families have even sold their children."

The person who spoke was Prime Minister Su Youheng. In fact, he had received the news a long time ago, but he had not reported it just to wait for the moment when the incident broke out so that he could add fuel to the fire.

The power behind the Rongguo Mansion is growing stronger and stronger. Now, among the six ministries, except for the neutral Ministry of Rites, Ministry of Punishment and Ministry of War, the remaining Minister of Works He Songqing is from the Empress Dowager's family, and the richest Ministry of Revenue and Ministry of Personnel are all from the Second Prince's side.

Although the Ministry of War seems to be neutral, the Minister of War Sun Yong is too simple-minded and may be replaced by his assistant minister Zhang Yi at any time. Zhang Yi's wife is from the Rongguo Mansion, so the power of the second prince has already covered half of the six ministries.

Su Youheng thought about it and spoke again.

"Your Majesty, after investigation by this old minister, Jizhou had sent an urgent report to the Minister of Revenue, but during this period of time, I have not seen any report from Minister Yan. This old minister reasonably suspects that Minister Yan knew about the situation but did not report it."